Improvement in cigar-boxes



M. SGHWARZ & J. S'POHR-Ij Cigar-Box.

No. 211,189. Pa ented); 74, 1 8791,

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARCUS SOHWARZ AND JOHN SPOHR, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNORS TO JULIUSBLANKENSTEIN, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN CIGAR-BOXES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 211,189, dated January7, 1879 application filed September 23, 1878.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, MARCUS ScHwARz and JOHN SPOHR, both of the city,county,

and State of New York, have invented new .holding the lid or lids of abox constructed with a spring hinge and catch in an upright positionwhen opened, so as to prevent strain upon the hinge.

Our invention consists in placing a guard or stop, E, upon the anterioredge of the lid or lids in such boxes, so as to meet the side or end ofthe box when the lid is opened, and thus interrupt the action of thespring and hold the lid upright.

On one of the outer sides of the box, in line with the top and oppositethe partition, is fast ened a spring-catch provided with a lip on the Tothe lower side of the two lids and over the said lip of the catch arefastened two pieces of sheet metal, provided at their outer ends withtwo hooks, which are so formed that they fit. over the lip of the catchwhen the lids are closed.

By this arrangement the two lids are held securely to the boxes, as theaforementioned spring-catch serves, by aid of the lip and the hooks,automatically to perform the desired result. By pressing on the top andthe outer side of the sprin g-catch the lip will be released from thehooks, and the lids will spring open,-

owing to the hinges being each provided with a spiral spring.

On the top and outer sides of the lids are out recesses, in which areplaced and pivoted two metallic guards, which serve to hold the lids inan upright position when they are open.

In order to more fully describe our invention, we refer to theaccompanying drawings, of which 7 Figure 1 is a side view of a compoundbox embodying our invention. Fig. 2 is a side view with the lids of thebox raised. Fig. 3 is a plan view, representing the lids closed, withpart of the lids broken away.

A is a box with partition a. B B are the lids, hinged to the box A byaid of the hinges G (J, with spiral springs d 01. E E are the twometallic guards placed in the recesses f f in the two lids, and arepivoted by a screw or rivet, g, to the same: H is the spring-catch, withlip 11, fastened by rivet m to the box A. N N are the two sheet-metalpieces, fastened by rivets r r to the lids. W W are the hooks on the endof the pieces N N.

Having thus described our invention, we desire to claim- Theherein-described box, constructed with the usual bottom and sides,partition, springlids, and fastening device provided with the guard E,as shown and described.

MARCUS SGHWARZ. JOHN SPOHR.

Witnesses:

MAT. J AEG GRANBY, A. MEYER.

